Jazz Stylistic Features Flashcards
1
Q
Timbre
A
Shakes Mutes Glissandos Pitch bending Scat Tailgating Spills/Falls
2
Q
Rhythm
A
Dance like Dotted Swing Comping Stop Time Trading 2s, 4s
3
Q
Structure
A
12 bar blues 32 bar blues Chorus 16 bar blues 32 song bar form Tag
4
Q
Melody
A
Built upon Motifs
Use of sequences in melody
5
Q
Instrumentation
A
Scat Big band/swing Trad Jazz New Orleans Chicago New York Dixieland Ragtime Fusion Backgrounds
6
Q
Tonality
A
Flat Kets 05ths Bitonality Blues Scales Modes Bebop Scales
7
Q
Texture
A
Imitation Pedal under chromatic passages Parallel Thirds Call and Responce Hetrophony
8
Q
Harmony
A
Chord I IV and V 05ths Tritone subs Dom7ths Extended harmony Modes Bebop Scale Close harmonies
